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paperJuly 2026Unreviewed

Specification-Driven Development as the Foundation of AI-Native Enterprise Software Engineering

Mamdouh Alenezi

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Abstract

Large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI are shifting software engineering from manual coding toward intent specification, architecture, and governance. Two paradigms have emerged: vibe coding, an intuition-driven approach accepting AI artifacts via observed behavior, and Specification-Driven Development (SDD), which uses structured specifications as the authoritative source of truth. This article makes three contributions. First, based on a verified literature corpus, it identifies failure m

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@misc{alenezi2026specificationdriven,
  title = {{Specification-Driven Development as the Foundation of AI-Native Enterprise Software Engineering}},
  author = {Mamdouh Alenezi},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  eprint = {2607.16680},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.16680}
}